Elderly Problems: Eye Sight

Elderly Problems by Boomeryearbook.com

Common eyesight elderly problem issues are glaucoma and cataracts. While poor eyesight is not just an elderly problem, the incidence of these particular diseases does tend to increase as we age. Glaucoma is caused by damage to the optic nerve and can lead to blindness. A cataract is a clouding that occurs on the lens of the eye that can also cause blindness.

First, there are two main types of glaucoma: open angle glaucoma and acute glaucoma. Open angle glaucoma is also known as chronic glaucoma. With this type of glaucoma your eyesight is lost very slowly and painlessly. It starts on the outside of the eye with peripheral vision and then works slowly inward until total vision is lost. It affects only two percent of people between the ages of forty and seventy, and thereafter increases by ten percent; thus making it a widespread contributing factor toward the elderly problem of blindness. It is also more common than acute glaucoma, which is a narrowing of the angle in between the back of the eye and the iris that causes pressure in the eye, creating redness and soreness.

The other eye elderly problem of cataracts is so common that by the age of eighty more than half of all Americans either have cataracts or have had cataracts. Cataracts that are age related can occur in one of two ways and can usually be treated with surgery. The first way that they can occur is by protein clumpings that develop in the eye, and overtime causes blurred or dulled vision as the protein clump grows. The other way that age related cataracts occur is the lens of the eye, normally clear, turns colored with ageing, and may cause vision to take on a sort of brownish hue. As this type of cataract progresses, you may notice that the shading you experience interferes with normal tasks such as reading. At an advanced state, you may not even be able to identify or distinguish between certain colors such as blues and purples.

Only an eye care specialist can properly diagnose or treat these two eye diseases, but it helps to be aware of the symptoms in order to ask your optometrist if you notice any changes in your eyesight or have any special concerns. If they can detect them early enough there are ways to treat the symptoms or to treat the entire problem.

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Psychological Articles Resolving Elderly Problems for Baby Boomers

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Every muscle in our body needs exercise as exercise allows our bodies to work longer and to fuller potential. Similarly, it is important to exercise and refresh the energies of our brains. Some common elderly problems the baby boomer generation suffers from are depression and Alzheimer. By exercising the brain baby boomers can keep these problems at bay. Psychological articles suggest eight ways to re-invigorate the brain:

1. Ask Why? Questioning the reason behind things is a healthy exercise for the brain. As we move farther into adulthood we suppress questioning, which can restrict our brain power. Therefore let’s make our brains challenged and get curiosity percolating by asking why for at least 10 minutes a day.
2. Laugh. Laughter releases endorphins and other positive chemicals into our system and makes us feel great by relieving us of stress, another one in the list of elderly problems. Laughing is great medicine to improve brain health.
3. Remember. Recalling things can serve as a brain energizer; as it provides new solutions to problems, as well as creating positive emotional states as one remembers moments from past history. Therefore, it is advised that you take down your picture albums and frequently sit and reminisce about past joys.
4. Do a puzzle. Working on puzzles keeps the brain active and refreshed. It serves as a great brain exercise and is strongly recommended for brain re-energizing. Additionally, online optical illusions are a great way of keeping the brain alert and beating elderly problems facing the boomer generation.
5. Play. Playing different types of games refreshes mood and spirit and leaves a positive impact on brain energy by providing an opportunity to think logically and strategically. Listen up Baby Boomers! We need to remember to play and have fun.
6. Learn new things. Learning new information increases brain energy. Try learning something new everyday, it can be a certain work topic, a word or some leisure activity teaching, but learn, grow, learn. It can be as simple as looking up and learning one new vocabulary word per day as it helps the brain to think in new ways, hence bringing new ideas to the mind and energizing it.
7. Write. Writing journal entries or blogging is terrific brain energy. It helps generate new ideas and encourages the mind to be more creative. Thinking up new ways to use words in varying patterns is great brain fuel and truly expands brain’s capacity. Psychological articles also advise that it is doubly effective if you write with the purpose of having someone read your work. So Baby Boomers, how about writing stories for your grandchildren to read or writing newsletters, or journaling, or one easy way to start is to write your story or share your dreams at Boomer Yearbook, the website for elderly problems facing the boomer generation.
8. Exercise. Exercise brings more blood flow to the brain, resulting in more oxygen which ensures a healthy and beautiful brain. Oxygenated brains are also capable of fueling fresh and new ideas; and of course exercise is not only great for the brain but also for combating elderly problems such as osteoporosis and high cholesterol levels. Exercise possibilities are limitless, such as dancing, swimming or just a walk around the block with your dog.

The Psychological Article on Re energize your Brain is part of Boomer Yearbook’s continuing series of psychological articles on elderly problems and their solutions. We believe knowledge is power. We’d love to hear what you think.

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Psychological Articles Explaining Online Optical Illusions

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The Bezold Effect is one of the classical optical illusions which has become the basis of many online optical illusions. Wilhelm von Bezold, a German professor of meteorology, discovered this effect in the nineteenth century. According to this effect, the perception of color brightness changes with respect to adjacent colors. You can find this effect in many online optical illusions that trick observers into believing that a color in the illusion changes.

According to the Bezold Effect, lighter colors look darker and dimmer when placed in adjacent to lighter colors and they look brighter when placed adjacent to darker colors. On the other hand, darker colors become sharper and lighter when placed in adjacent to lighter colors and vice versa. Creators of online optical illusions use this phenomenon to create many great optical illusionary effects.

Bright Color Against Bright and Dull Backgrounds

Figure 1 is a demonstration of one of the online optical illusions based on this effect.

Figure 1

In this online optical illusion, the red strips with the black background looks brighter than the red strips with the white background. Look again at the red strip at the border between the white and the black background. You will notice that the red strips are actually of same brightness! The trick in this online optical illusion lies in the Bezold Effect due to the differences in background.

There is a wide range of online optical illusions that are based on this effect.

Figure 2 shows another online optical illusion that applies the Bezold Effect.

Dull Color against Bright and Dull Backgrounds

Figure 2

In this online optical illusion, the gray line looks dimmer against the dull green background, whereas it looks brighter against the bright purple background. This is because both the green and the gray colors in this online optical illusion are dull colors. On the other hand, the dull gray line becomes brighter due to the bright purple background.

Both the above online optical illusions work on the principle of Bezold Effect, as this amazing effect has enabled the creation of many fascinating online optical illusions presented in previous Boomer Yearbook articles.

Boomer Yearbook is Psychological Articles for Baby Boomers. Connect with old and new friends, or expand your mind and ward off senior moments and elderly problems with dream analysis and online optical illusions and brain games provided by clinical psychologist Dr. Karen Turner. Join other Baby Boomers to stay informed, receive weekly Newsfeeds, and let your opinions be heard. Baby boomers changed the world. We’re not done yet!